Delhi Hits A Severe 42 Degree Celsius & People Are Already Praying For Monsoons
Delhi recorded its hottest day of the season at 39.1 degrees Celsius, seven degrees above the season's average, with the temperature expected to rise further in the next couple of days.
Delhi recorded its hottest day of the season at 39.1 degrees Celsius, seven degrees above the season's average, with the temperature expected to rise further in the next couple of days.
Some parts of Delhi saw temperatures rise beyond 42 degrees Celsius.
At many places in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), the maximum temperature was recorded at 40 degrees Celsius. Delhi's Narela recorded the maximum temperature at 42 degrees Celsius, 10 degrees above the normal.
#Heatwave arrived atleast a month early in #Delhi NCR.
¡ª Weatherman Navdeep Dahiya (@navdeepdahiya55) March 28, 2022
For the Month of March, The all the Record of #NewDelhi (Safdarjung) is 40.6¡ãc from 31 March, 1945.
I'm CONFIDENT it might break tomorrow or on Wednesday as Temperature is all set to cross 40¡ãc at the base Observatory.
The Palam observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 39.3 degrees Celsius while Lodhi Road, Ridge, Gurgaon, Ayanagar, Najafgarh, Pitampura and Sports Complex recorded the maximum temperatures at 40, 40.1, 40.5, 40.2, 40.7, 41.1 and 41.5 degrees Celsius, respectively.
The Safdarjung Observatory, the official marker for the national capital, recorded a high of 39.1 degrees Celsius, the highest for the season. The minimum temperature was recorded at 22.2 degrees Celsius, four notches above the season's average, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
Humidity levels oscillated between 16 per cent and 70 per cent.
Reuters
The MeT Department has predicted severe heatwave conditions for the next two days at a few places in Delhi. The maximum temperature is likely to settle at 40 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature is likely to hover around 22 degrees Celsius on Tuesday.
Many people took to social media to complain about the heatwave that is gripping Delhi, some even praying for monsoons to arrive early.
*Delhi people walking out of their house in summers*
¡ª VAISHALI (@vaishaligarg_) March 28, 2022
Heatwave: pic.twitter.com/ZD8Ljz7QWR
40+ today ??? baarish kab ho delhi mein ab .. may June mein 15 20 ka gap hota tha baarish ka ye to march/April m hi ho gaya gap...
¡ª Raman Singh (@i_m_ramans10) March 29, 2022
Its crazy hot right now ?
¡ª Abhinav Singhai (@abhinavsinghai) March 29, 2022
Bhai pani kab girega?? April showers?? May showers??
¡ª Asmita Prasad (@PrasadAsmita) March 28, 2022
For the plains, a "heatwave" is declared when the maximum temperature is more than 40 degrees Celsius, and at least 4.5 notches above normal. A "severe" heatwave is declared if the departure from normal temperature is more than 6.5 degrees Celsius, according to the IMD.
According to IMD officials, lack of rain in March has led to such intense heat. Normally, Delhi would receive 15.9 mm of rainfall in March on average.
Last year, the city had recorded a high of 40.1 degrees Celsius on March 30, which was the highest temperature in the month in at least 13 years.
Delhi had on Sunday recorded the maximum temperature of 36.8 degrees Celsius, five notches above the season's average.
The minimum temperature settled at 20.4 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season's average, the IMD said.
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